Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

As many as 25% of people infected with the coronavirus may not show symptoms, the CDC warns, a startlingly high number that complicates efforts to predict the pandemic’s course and strategies to mitigate its spread. @apoorva_nyc https://t.co/YlJC4RziWr — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Putin has gone into self-isolation after a doctor he met with last week tested positive for the coronavirus. https://t.co/6cu3cofLlU — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

An inspector general audit revealed a broader pattern of sloppiness by the FBI in seeking permission to eavesdrop on American soil in national security cases going beyond the Carter Page case. ⁦@charlie_savage⁩ https://t.co/msy7qYiVrA — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

One of the authors of a White House study last year that warned about a pandemic now says it would make sense for the administration to effectively shut down most economic activity for two to eight months to slow the virus. ⁦@jimtankersley⁩ https://t.co/qW0CvW08GH — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @Indira_L: Editor @SusanBGolberg on why @NatGeoMag is looking at #Autism among young adults, a large number of whom are unemployed, unde… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @CNBCnow: Dow tumbles 700+ points to start second quarter as Trump warns of ‘very painful two weeks’ https://t.co/9W5nxtToNJ https://t.c… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Haven't read the first but Dobbs's masterful book on the Cuban Missile Crisis is gripping even if you think you know the story -- partly because Dobbs turns up new information showing that we really didn't. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @CarlosLozadaWP: Thinking back to another moment of life-and-death decisions by the president and his advisers, here is my daily #Readin… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @CarlosLozadaWP: What a detail in NPR’s review of ⁦@jonkarl⁩ book: As acting chief of staff, Mulvaney told staff to read A FIRST-RATE MA… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @shearm: Trump will see more Americans die from the coronavirus than Presidents Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy,… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

But the latest poll by @politico and @MorningConsult suggests that the bounce could be fading. @POLITICO_Steve https://t.co/4yEHjVF0pU — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Despite the criticism, some independents and Democrats in recent polls gave Trump credit for his handling of the coronavirus, pushing his approval ratings higher. ⁦@tripgabriel⁩ ⁦@llerer⁩ https://t.co/V4cPnGwOLr — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Although they make up only 12% of Israel's population, the ultra-Orthodox account for 40% to 60% of the coronavirus patients at four major hospitals. ⁦@halbfinger⁩ https://t.co/8s3BTIABbi — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump has treated the Defense Production Act as if it were a break-the-glass last resort. But in fact it has been used to place hundreds of thousands of orders by Trump's administration alone. ⁦@KannoYoungs⁩ ⁦@AnaSwanson⁩ https://t.co/k3s6r5OjSf — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

The grim-faced president who appeared in the White House briefing room for more than two hours beside charts showing death projections of hellacious proportions was coming to grips with a reality he had long refused to accept. https://t.co/MdE6xmYVDz — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

And US death toll in various wars: Civil War: 600,000 World War II: 400,000 World War I: 115,000 Vietnam: 58,000 Korea: 36,000 Iraq: 4,500 Afghanistan: 2,300 (Including combat and non-combat deaths in war zones) https://t.co/CnXOGwi9Fc https://t.co/Mqd38wgkWO — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

For comparison purposes, US death toll in past pandemics: Spanish Flu, 1918-20: 675,000 H2N2, 1957-58: 116,000 H3N2, 1968: 100,000 H1N1, 2009: 12,469 https://t.co/nDSii3SsGG — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump, Feb. 26: "This is a flu. This is like a flu." Trump, today: "It's not the flu. It's vicious." — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

And this is just in the United States. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Started covering the White House in 1996 and it's hard to remember many briefings as grim or sober as this one. The best case scenarios outlined today envision about twice as many dead Americans as the entire Vietnam War or more. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"We're going to go through a very tough two weeks," Trump says. After that there will be a "light at the end of the tunnel" but it will be a "very, very painful two weeks." — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

If Americans follow the guidelines, Birx says that the death toll is likely to be between 100,000 to 200,000. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"We were built for this": The health and medical news website Stat (https://t.co/ztWh6m41iN), with the fabulous @rickberke as its editor in chief, has become even more of a must-read in the coronavirus era. @marcatracy https://t.co/nrZPtCX5Xn — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Update: New publication date of Sept. 29 set for our book, "The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III," with @sbg1 Pre-ordering, of course, always allowed and even encouraged: https://t.co/pmWaBwpnB4 https://t.co/0OU8kH7qj3 https://t.co/KV7RtGGcfg — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Fanciful speculation that doesn't help Biden, who's already way behind Trump in finances. Trump and RNC committees began March with roughly $225 million in cash on hand while Biden and the DNC had only $20 million after debts. @ShaneGoldmacher https://t.co/4qxyJ43InX — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Trump lashes out lately at a series of high profile women, including a governor, a CEO and a speaker. ⁦@anniekarni⁩ https://t.co/GRsDbF31Nw — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Captain of virus-racked aircraft carrier pleads to be allowed to bring his crew ashore to be quarantined: "We are not at war. Sailors do not need to die. If we do not act now, we are failing to properly take care of our most trusted asset—our Sailors." https://t.co/4y3wTjyWbJ — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

With Biden functionally sidelined, Democrats wistfully ask what about Cuomo, whose approval rating in New York has shot up by 27 points to 71%. "I'm not running for president," he says. ⁦@mattfleg⁩ https://t.co/b5Lkv5fcGA — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @andrewsweiss: Video of Putin sharing an elevator ride 6 days ago w the chief doctor of Kommunarka hospital Denis Potsenko who tested po… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @vermontgmg: Governor Cuomo says 332 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours in New York, a big leap. That means last Friday, a New Yorker… — PolitiTweet.org